
Snøhetta is an integrated architecture, landscape, and interior design company based in Oslo, Norway, and New York City, formed in 1989 and led by principals Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen. The firm, which is named after one of Norway's highest mountain peaks, has approximately 100 staff members working on projects around the world. The practice pursues a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach, with people from multiple professions working together to explore diverse perspectives on each project.
Snøhetta has completed a number of critically acclaimed cultural projects, including the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt; the National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, Norway; and the Lillehammer Art Museum in Norway. Current projects include the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center site in New York.
In 2004 Snøhetta received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and in 2009 the firm was honored with the Mies van der Rohe Award. Snøhetta is the only company to have twice won the World Architecture Award for best cultural building, in 2002 for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and in 2008 for the National Opera and Ballet in Oslo.
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- Landmark in the Tyrolean Alps. Top of Alpbachtal Tower by Snøhetta
- New planetarium and observatory, Orionis by Snøhetta
- Hexagonal and permeable pavers. Asak Flyt pavement system by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta is rising Čoarvemátta building to strengthen the culture and art of indigenous Sami people
- WERK and Snøhetta completed the Esbjerg new maritime centre: a lantern of the Danish west coast
- Creating shared experiences around an urban farm. The Pavilia Farm by Snøhetta
- A new life, a new garden. Revitalized 550 Madison by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta to overhaul former Natural History Museum of Lille
- Paris, Best Architecture Guide. 20 unmissable buildings to see in the city of Paris
- Snøhetta designs a library with a futuristic roof in Beijing
- Balancing jaw-dropping views. Opening SUMMIT One Vanderbilt Observatory by Snøhetta
- New York, Best Architecture Guide. (40) 20 Little New York Places You Should Know About
- New Opera House for Düsseldorf by Snøhetta
- Cultural nexus. Snøhetta Unveils Blanton Museum of Art Grounds Redesign
- Innovation architecture. Central Campus Building Commons by Snohetta
- Eccentric and sensitive. Moniker store by Snøhetta
- A sustainable museum inspired by Thor Heyerdahl. New Kon-Tiki Museum Proposal by Snøhetta
- New headquarters for a classic of French journalism, Le Monde Group, by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta Completes its 4th Energy Positive Powerhouse – a Sustainable Model for the Future of Workspaces
- A world of plants for Georg Jensen. Terra collection by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta won the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Competition
- Snøhetta Completes ASI Reisen headquarters. A combination of high-tech and low-tech solutions
- Pentagonal tourist huts constellation along the Jostedalsbreen glacier. Tungestølen by Snøhetta
- Centre Monnaie Renovation, in Brussels, by Snøhetta and Binst Architects
- Between landscaped folds. UniSA Pridham Hall Adelaide by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta to renew Visual Identity for Wikipedia and Wikimedia
- Snøhetta’s Design for 550 Madison Garden Moves Forward with Official Approval from New York City Planning Commission
- Snøhetta has won the design competition for the Xingtai Grand Theater
- The lantern. Werk and Snøhetta win the maritime center competition on the North Sea
- The Arc, a Visitor Center for Arctic Preservation Storage by Snøhetta
- Gensler redesign of controversial AT&T Building lobby renovation
- "The Best Wapon". Snøhetta Creates Peace Bench Sculpture for the UN Headquarters
- Stone, brass metal and concrete. Snøhetta Completes Aesop Pitt Street in Sydney
- Opening of Charles Library designed by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta Completes Powerhouse Brattørkaia, one of World’s Energy-Positive Building
- Snøhetta Envisions a New Home for Ötzi the Iceman on the Virgl Mountain in Northern Italy
- Snøhetta + ECADI are winners of the contest for the Shanghai Grand Opera House
- “Under.” Snøhetta Completes, Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant
- Outdoor Care Retreat by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta’s S-1500 chair made of recycled plastic from arctic fish farming industry
- Crystal Atelier of the 21st Century. Swarovski Manufaktur by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta Wins Budapest South Gate International Master Plan Design Competition
- Snøhetta updates proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building
- Snøhetta Makes a Taste of Barr Accessible Through a Custom-Made Cutlery Set
- Holmøy Maritime a colorful fishing facility to an arctic archipelago by Snøhetta
- Opening Calgary's new Central Library by Snøhetta + DIALOG
- Snøhetta's design for Norway's New Banknotes goes into circulation, the “end of era”
- Snøhetta selected to design new El Paso Children's Museum
- Snøhetta Wins Competition to Renovate the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
- Norway’s largest astronomical facility by Snøhetta, for Solobservatoriet
- The French Laundry restaurant is renovated by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta designs a "Energy-Positive" Arctic Circle hotel
- A House to Die In by Snøhetta and Bjarne Melgaard
- Muttrah Fish Market is completed by Snøhetta
- Niemeyer or postmodern arches? New Aesop shop in Duke of York Square by Snøhetta
- "Under" the sea. Snøhetta unveils design for Underwater Restaurant. Architecture, or Pollution?
- Snøhetta design the public spaces that will allow visitors to rediscover Willamette Falls Riverwalk
- Snøhetta’s Times Square redesign, doubles its amount of public space
- Norway plans “ship tunnel" to avoid the deadly Stadhavet Sea, by Snøhetta
- "7th room", a Treehouse in Sweden by Snøhetta
- Lascaux IV Caves Museum by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta and Ai Weiwei are WSJ Magazine's Architecture and Art Innovator of the Year 2016
- Presentation of the IV International Architecture Congress, ARCHITECTURE: CHANGE OF CLIMATE
- San Francisco MOMA expansion by Snøhetta
- Ryerson University Student Learning Centre by Snøhetta & Zeidler
- Plus House Larvik, by Snøhetta, wins WAN Sustainable Buildings 2015
- New Bolzano Cable Car by Snøhetta
- 7 Reinterpretations of Jacobsen's Series 7™ chair
- Snøhetta's proposal: New National Gallery/Ludwig Museum [II/II]
- New National Gallery/Ludwig Museum has Snøhetta and SANAA tied for 1st prize
- New Brooklyn Studio for Jose Parla by Snøhetta
- Snøhetta to Develop Le Monde Headquarters in Paris
- Calgary's New Central Library and Library Plaza by Snøhetta
- National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion by Snøhetta
- The first phase of Times Square transformation by Snøhetta
- "Snøhetta: Memories of architectural landscapes"
- Lascaux IV, Cave Painting Centre.By Snøhetta - Duncan Lewis with Casson Mann
- Works in progress, SFMOMA expansion by Snøhetta
- Architects Chosen To Design Xiqu Centre for West Kowloon Cultural District
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